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From: "Jim and Barbara Dancho" <>
Subject: Thx: McEachern / McKechnie, Archibald
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 07:22:10 -0700

Thanks to the all those on the list who responded to my posting below with
McKechnie/McEachern info. Unfortunately, no one had any more clues for me.
Seems like many of us are stuck finding info on our McEachern families. Why
are they so elusive?

Jo, thanks for your explanation of the McEachern >>> McKechnie name change
on Mull. Fortunately, on the 1851 Canadian Census my family's name was
written as McEachern, so it was easy for me to figure out that that was
their name on Mull. My family left Mull in or before 1836, well before the
date you supplied for the spelling change.

Would anyone be able to tell me how the McEachern name was pronounced on
Mull?

Below is my original posting. I'm still curious if anyone has any thoughts
about the possible lineage I've written out. Does it seem plausible?

Kind regards,
Barbara

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim and Barbara Dancho" <>
To: "mailing list SCT" <>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 10:20 AM
Subject: McEachern / McKechnie, Archibald


> Hello Everyone,
>
> I'm searching for info on my g-g grandfather, Archibald McKECHNIE, b. c.
> 1809--11 on Mull, and could use some advice about trying to find his
parents on
> Mull. I have put this info to the list about a year ago, but thought it
was
> time to re-post. I'm wondering if the following lineage makes sense or if
> I'm way off base:
>
> In 1779 Argyll Census: Knockvilagan
> Archibald Eachern--Male--Head--Married--age 50
> Donald Eachern--Male--Son--U--12
> Archibald Eachern--M-Son-U-6
> Hugh Eachern--M-Son--U--3
> Mrs. Eachern--F-Wife-M
> Miss Eachern--F--Daughter
> Miss Eachern--F--Daughter
>
> OPR for Kilfinichen / Kilvickeon
> 13 Feb. 1805--parents Hugh McEachern & Marrion McArthur--son Donald
> christened in Ardalanish (not exact wording)
> 14 Aug. 1809--parents Hugh McEachern & Marrion McArthur, Ardalanish,
> crofter, son Archibald (not exact wording)
>
> 1841 Mull Census:
> Marrion McEachern age 56 in Aardfinaif
>
> How possible is it that the Hugh who married Marrion McArthur is the same
> Hugh age 3 in the 1779 Argyll Census? How possible is it that the Marrion
> McEachern in the 1841 Census is the same Marrion who married Hugh
McEachern
> and had Donald and Archibald?
>
> Here's my g-g grandfather:
> Archibald McKECHNIE (McEachern) born c. 1809--11 on Mull (best guess from
> age supplied on Canadian Census records). By 1836, he was in Ontario,
> Canada where records show he married Catherine McGillivray in Vaughan
> Township, York County. Therefore, he is not found in Mull Census records.
> They belonged to the Presbyterian church in Canada.
>
> Through the OPR's baptisms, I have determined several possibilities for
> Archibald's parents. I have ruled out the Archd born to Donald McEachern
/
> Flora McLean because they were all found in the 1851 Mull Census. The
Archd
> born to Lachlan McEachern / Isabel McGilvra and bapt in 1813 is possible
IF
> he was bapt as a toddler. That Archd is not found with the family in 1841
> Census. However, the men's given names are not typical given names for my
> family. I think there were a couple other Archd's born on Mull in that
> time frame, but they seemed even less likely.
>
> The one that strikes me the most is Archibald McEachern bapt. 14 Aug 1809
> in Kilfinichen /Kilvickeon, parents: Hugh McEachern and Marrion McArthur.
> The reason this family interests me is the family's given names for their
> sons. Besides Archibald, Marrion and Hugh also had a son named Donald,
> baptd 3 Feb.1805 in Ardalanish. Donald, Hugh, and Archibald are given
names
> that continue in my family in Canada for 3 more generations. Donald,
Hugh,
> and Archibald are the given names of the Eachern men from Knockvilagan in
> the 1779 Argyll Census. What is the possibility that the above is the
> family lineage?
>
> One problem: The IGI fiche # C-0116 shows this family submitted by a LDS
> church member and baptized 9 Aug. 1975 and sealed 31 Oct. 1975. The fiche
> said an address for the submitter's name was provided, but I have not been
> able to find it. Because of the submission date, it's probable the
> submitter has no connection to the Hugh McEachern family and just copied
the
> info from the OPR microfilm to the IGI file.
>
> And that's my brick wall. Any thoughts?
>
> Regards,
> Barbara
>

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